iSS6.J General Notes. 4 9 



The Carolina Wren in Connecticut. — Mr. Willard E. Treat writes me 

 that he took a male T/iryo//iori(s /^^oz'/Vw^/wi at East Hartford, Conn., 

 March iS, iSS6. It was in good condition, and had been seen since Feb- 

 ruarj' 15 among some thick brush and tall weeds. This is, I believe, the 

 third capture of this bird in Connecticut. — ^Jno. H. Sage, Portland, 

 Coin. 



The Red-breasted Nuthatch in Kentucky in Summer. — On July 16, 

 while 'taking my ease' in a hammock, I saw a small bird skipping about 

 the uppermost branches of an adjacent pine tree. Not being able to iden- 

 tify it, my ever-ready .22 cal. cane-gun was brought into requisition, when 

 down came a Red-bellied Nuthatch (Si'tta ca?iadc>isis). Its presence at 

 this latitude (37° 52') and altitude (650 feet above tide-water) at this sea- 

 son of the year is very singular, and remains to be explained. Upon dis- 

 section the bird proved to be a female. The ovaries w^ere much contracted 

 but plainly discernible. — C. W. Beckham, Bardsto~v)i, Ky. 



Singular nesting site of Wilson's Thrush. — It has long been a problem 

 as to what use could be made of the old tin cans that fruits and vegetables 

 have been preserved in, but it is now partially solved by a pair of Wilson's 

 Thrushes choosing one to place its nest in. My two sons in passing 

 through a piece of woods whei-e this species is quite common, boy-like, 

 kicked an old can lying on the ground when, to their astonishment, they 

 made the discovery that it contained a nest and three eggs of the above 

 species. The can rested on its side, the birds going in through a small 

 hole in the cover (the entire end not having been cut). The nest was very 

 wet and the eggs were addled, evidently having been deserted, owing to the 

 heavy rains in early June. Unfortunately one ^^^ was broken and the 

 other two badly damaged, but the nest is perfect and the materials are 

 typical of this species. — H. B. Bailey, South Orange, N. J. 



The Eastern Bluebird at Fort Lyon, Colorado. — Four Eastern Blue- 

 birds {Sialia siali.^), two of each sex, were first seen here May 24 of this 

 year. One male I collected, one female was killed by a cat. I found the 

 nest of the other pair June 25. The young w^ere then two-thirds grown. 

 Old birds and young left July 14. The late arrival and nesting of these 

 birds at this place where, during the four years I have been stationed here 

 none have been seen, seems unusual. 



S. arctica is abundant about the middle of March, but stays a few days 

 only. 6'. niexicana is not foimd here. — P. M. Thome, Capt. 22nd Inf., 

 Fort Lyon, Col. 



Three Interesting Birds in the American Museum of Natural History : 

 Ammodramus leconteii, Helinaia swainsonii, and Saxicola cenanthe. 

 — As is well known, Leconte's Sparrow was described by Audubon 

 (Birds of America, VII, p. 338, pi. 488) in 1S43, from a specimen obtained 

 on the Upper Missouri. Audubon says : '-Although we procured several 



